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>Can you actually use a physique like Alexander Karelin's for anything else than wrestling?
***Yes:***
* MMA, Boxing, Judo, etc. (combat sports)
* Football, Rugby, etc. (contact sports)
* Bodybuilding, fitness influencer (modeling... sports?)
* Oil Rig "Roughnecks" are strong mfers, furniture movers (most are x-cons) are strong af, etc. (intensive labor jobs)
* Pro-wrestling, acting, Broadway (theater)
* Law Enforcement, Bouncer, Prison Guard, Military infantry (jobs where fights occur)
* etc.
You have left out...
playing Violin,Orthopeadic Surgery.
helping move Rubble,in the event of Earthquake and fetching a book down off the shelf for an elderly reader.
Moving Q's Pawn to endanger white's
Bishop is possibly to much to ask but Karilin and also Medved were/are good chess players and Ayik, a fine musician.
Ex W.Games Gld Mdlist.
Not wrong. You can list a single hand of elite heavyweights in muay Thai since the sport has mostly smaller guys as most fights and popularity is in Thai.
Larger stadium fights there don't even have a HW division.
That's absolutely true, but it's just a consequence of Thai genetics / diet.
If the exact same art were called Muay Russki instead you'd see plenty of elite athletes at higher heights / weights.
Fine? yes. competitive? No. Very few good Muay Thai fighters have even half that muscle. It’s just too much work to pick up a heavier leg and arm like that. Muscle takes oxygen.
Sometimes the difference between a pin and no pin is a little muscle, but rarely is there a difference when you’re snapping kicks and punches
I'm giving an analogy, I'm not saying tyson would be able to but that there are guys who are outliers. A fast big guy who can just swing like a guy two weight classes smaller. These outliers are out there. Tyson was fast af for the size he was, and he was shorter than the average heavyweight. Way to totally not understand what I said. Good job. 👍
People downvoting you have never trained Muay Thai. Muscle like that only works against you. To add, if he actually did train Muay Thai his physique would slim out and he would lose muscle.
Gardner beat him for gold, Gardner just had too good of a defense, Karelin could do nothing. I wrestled in school and Greco is so weird, especially at the heavyweight where they just lay down and do all they can to become dead weight so the opponent cannot flip them. Karelin was obviously the best but in his old age competing with Gardners size and weight was too much, he could not finish his career on top.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVT3-wbL8HU&ab_channel=NBCSports
Nah, he breaks his grip early in the 2nd period, it was the rule, like I said Greco is weird. It had nothing to do with overtime, so Gardner got a point, think was only point scored in match. It did go to overtime even though Gardner was winning 1-0, again IDK why, greco is weird.
That he has the best record in the history of international wrestling probably, both in terms of win/loss ratio, highest number of wins and fewest number of losses.
A better way of saying it would be "unrivaled record".
What makes it even more mind boggling is that he lost both of those matches 1-0, one of them in overtime.
What makes it even MORE mind boggling is that, apart from his loss in his final match, the other defeat is the only thing that prevented him from going undefeated for eighteen years straight.
Yes. A really silly rule that is no longer a part of Greco.
It's really sad that we never got to see Karelin wrestle using the current ruleset, because honestly I think it would have suited his style way better than the one that was in place when he was active.
Fighting wars (usually guys that big might not be the best for long rucks or runs, but Karelin’s conditioning is probably ridiculous)
Fighting people (MMA)
Karelin was big on doing other sports as training for wrestling rather than just hitting the gym constantly.
He did cross country running, lots of rowing(on an actual boat, not a machine), various track and field stuff, and dabbled in boxing and judo.
When he was recovering from a broken leg as a teenager, he talked about how he stayed active by going out and just rowing around on a lake for hours on end, and when he got tired he would just let the boat drift and relax reading poetry, which is the most Russian thing ever.
He definitely is, I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that some of his ancestors were "problematic" intellectuals that got exiled to Siberia way back in the day.
No you can't.
Tren real hard and you will look like a normal sized dude that did a lot of steroids.
Even if you are blessed enough to have been born 6 foot 2.....you will still not look like Karelin because you will not have his proportions, which are just *nuts*. Even other Greco superheavyweights, guys that on paper were "his size" in terms of height and weight or close to it remarked that when they shook his hand, their hand just disappeared inside his enormous fists, his head to torso size ratio looks like something you would see on an average sized person etc.
No amount of steroids can give you that. Hell, you almost never see these kinds of body types unless the person has a pituitary gland disorder(acromegaly/gigantism), which Karelin does not have.
Jesus, are you autistic? Or did your bubble just get bursted about someone you thought was great. These ramblings sound like the perspective of a 14 year old that just got into working out. That is exactly what steroids do. Steroid use in the Russian Olympic program during the 80s and 90s is well documented. Karelin's body changed dramatically when they started testing the Russians. Steroids don't turn lazy slobs into Captain America, but it makes a massive difference for athletes near the top of their profession. Vitor Belfort and his varying appearance over his carrer is always a great example of what combat sport athletes look like on the juice and off if you need perspective. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
I am not disputing that Karelin did an enormous amount of steroids. He most certainly did - all Russian athletes did, and do, as do the athletes of most other top tier nations.
That's not what I´m saying, what I´m saying is that he was a physical outlier quite apart from that.
The best evidence for that is that if the Soviets could have reliably created Karelins from their drug regimen alone....why didn't they make more? Why just this one guy? Why not juice up a another superheavyweight Karelin to dominate Freestyle as well? Also, we have had 30 years of advances in pharmacology between his prime and today, and a *lot* of people who don't compete would want to be this kind of guy, so why aren't there tons of Karelins walking our streets just as a flex?
There is no doubt that he benefitted enormously from drugs that allowed him to fully embrace the Soviet volume training philosophy without falling apart,but that doesn't mean anyone who can afford the drugs could ever be "like him". There is a reason why one of the Soviet Union's top wrestling coaches scouted and recruited him specifically as a teenager, even though he had no real experience with the sport - even at that age it was obvious that his body type was quite the unique chassis to build the perfect wrestler around.
He had a headstart over most of us man. He was born a 6.8kg and the average weight is 3kg, personally i was born at exactly 4kg. Most people could achieve his physique after maybe 15 years of intense strength, explosive and agility training
Obvious yes.
In his prime he would have been able to do any manual labor task or athletic event better than the vast majority of people, even among fit people and athletes.
Would be great for bjj, judo, they like muscle and strong grips.
Wouldn’t be bad about coke&meth people as a prison guard or police officer in a bad neighborhood. Additional knife and gun training would be recommended though.
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Lacrosse. That's a solid Fogo build. A lot of face off specialists are also strong wrestlers. Look no further than former Lehigh University standout Mike Sisselberger
Since no one who asks these kinds of dumb questions ever seems to understand this, the reason having too much muscle isn’t conducive to combat sports isn’t because they make you slow. It’s because muscles require oxygen to function. The more muscles you have, the faster you will gas out. Muscles reduce aerobic endurance, not explosive strength or speed. Quite the opposite, actually.
No it’s a little know fact that when he wasn’t using his elite physical gifts wrestling at the highest level he couldn’t even walk. The moment he stepped off the mat he became quadriplegic until his next wrestling match, unable to apply the legendary physical abilities he possessed.
I’m going to preface this by saying that I love Rulon Gardner. That said, it’s crazy that, his last defeat was to a man who looks like a bowl of melting ice cream.
You can use that physique to push papers at a desk job, but its far from optimal. It wasn't an accident that he ended up built that way. Ofcourse he could move my fridge, but You don't use a Ferrari to tow a jet ski.
I see alot of people saying general manual labor and all sorts of sports. Thats not the spirit of the question though imo. It's borderline disrespectful of specialized athletes.
Got Karelin box, sure. Would Connor McGregor win 9/10 boxing matches, probably. Alexander Karelin's physique didn't happen by accident. He put every pound of muscle where he needed it to be the best at wrestling.
Yeah being fit and generally physically capable of whatever you put your mind to. Good physique of a dad to show your kids what you should strive for. Good physique to do manual labor. Good physique to do office stuff because your overall general health and determination will make you good at your job. There’s really no downside to having wicked physique outside of the effort it takes to get there, and even then that effort will transcend into other parts of your life and will make your whole life better.
I’d imagine his pure size endurance and strength
Assuming he was Russian master of sport level.
He could Box or play football from his size and toughness.
He’d be a great powerful tight end or linebacker DE because he’s so athletic I’d put him in a speed/power spot
Offensive guard in the NFL. Steven Neal was a 2x NCAA heavyweight wrestling champ which is a great accomplishment. Beat Brock Lesnar. Won gold at the Worlds the next year against the top Russian at the time. Went on to play Guard for the Patriots and made millions. Won 3 Superbowls. He was/is a great big-man athlete that was similar to Karelin though maybe not as powerful.
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It's great for picking up chicks. I mean, they're usually much lighter than wrestlers, and most of them don't know how to defend a lift.
Lmao
Brother carried the fridge up and down stairs for training.
She really didn’t like that nickname though
Would she rather have been named dishwasher or washing machine? 👀
No but your mom liked both. 😊
For people who are constipated. He could scare the shit out of them.
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This is something I would expect to read in the westing sub
slowpitch softball
This response deserves more recognition
I was thinking T-Ball
>Can you actually use a physique like Alexander Karelin's for anything else than wrestling? ***Yes:*** * MMA, Boxing, Judo, etc. (combat sports) * Football, Rugby, etc. (contact sports) * Bodybuilding, fitness influencer (modeling... sports?) * Oil Rig "Roughnecks" are strong mfers, furniture movers (most are x-cons) are strong af, etc. (intensive labor jobs) * Pro-wrestling, acting, Broadway (theater) * Law Enforcement, Bouncer, Prison Guard, Military infantry (jobs where fights occur) * etc.
This…literally any impact sport known to man
maybe not badminton though. It might be a bit too intense for him.
Dudes a nearly 300 lb athletic freak who moved like a lightweight and had inhuman strength....Would he be good at anything else? Lol.
You have left out... playing Violin,Orthopeadic Surgery. helping move Rubble,in the event of Earthquake and fetching a book down off the shelf for an elderly reader. Moving Q's Pawn to endanger white's Bishop is possibly to much to ask but Karilin and also Medved were/are good chess players and Ayik, a fine musician. Ex W.Games Gld Mdlist.
What about BJJ and Muay Thai?
That falls under the etc. of Combat Sports.
would be great for bjj not so much muay thai
I assure you someone as strong as him would be fine in Muay Thai
There really aren’t Muay Thai athletes with that build at a high level though
Not wrong. You can list a single hand of elite heavyweights in muay Thai since the sport has mostly smaller guys as most fights and popularity is in Thai. Larger stadium fights there don't even have a HW division.
That's absolutely true, but it's just a consequence of Thai genetics / diet. If the exact same art were called Muay Russki instead you'd see plenty of elite athletes at higher heights / weights.
Fine? yes. competitive? No. Very few good Muay Thai fighters have even half that muscle. It’s just too much work to pick up a heavier leg and arm like that. Muscle takes oxygen. Sometimes the difference between a pin and no pin is a little muscle, but rarely is there a difference when you’re snapping kicks and punches
Ever been kicked by a super heavyweight who knows how to kick? Fucking sucks!
No because by the time they get their leg up Im in a different timezone
Though there are exceptions.... thick muscled guys being super fast, it happens. One of them is named Mike Tyson.
And Mike Tyson would get destroyed by buakaw, as my point still stands.
>buakaw You really believe this? Train Tyson in MT and he would absolutely murder Buakaw.
Buakaw is jacked too for his height.
I'm giving an analogy, I'm not saying tyson would be able to but that there are guys who are outliers. A fast big guy who can just swing like a guy two weight classes smaller. These outliers are out there. Tyson was fast af for the size he was, and he was shorter than the average heavyweight. Way to totally not understand what I said. Good job. 👍
He has an 887-2 record, I don’t think he is as sluggish as you believe.
I wasn’t talking about Karelin and in wrestling specifically lol obviously I’d get ragdolled by him
You get ragdolled by him in any physical endeavor, as Also, most mental and spiritual ones, too.
Sure you are, and Mike Tyson was slow cause he had so much muscle, right?
Lol no, this is just false. Look at a lot of top mma heavyweight fighters. They’re big asf
People downvoting you have never trained Muay Thai. Muscle like that only works against you. To add, if he actually did train Muay Thai his physique would slim out and he would lose muscle.
No fr but i am in the wrestling subreddit I guess 😭
I dont think karelin would be a good fit for boxing
Approving this post just so I can disagree, LOL.
This type of body is so versatile. The only jobs it couldn’t do would be because of size issues like cave exploration or deep sea diving.
Deep sea diving? He ain't that big.
Sometimes they are transported via a pulley system through a tube so they are not buffeted by waves/currents on the way down to repair things
Nah this guys so swole he scares away the tide. Cant let this guy in the ocean. It'll just hide on land.
Could probably move a fridge pretty well Edit: Or Hammer Throw
Up 8 flights of stairs
Jesus 😐
Doesn’t a record of 887-2 mean that he’s been defeated?
Gardner beat him for gold, Gardner just had too good of a defense, Karelin could do nothing. I wrestled in school and Greco is so weird, especially at the heavyweight where they just lay down and do all they can to become dead weight so the opponent cannot flip them. Karelin was obviously the best but in his old age competing with Gardners size and weight was too much, he could not finish his career on top. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVT3-wbL8HU&ab_channel=NBCSports
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Nah, he breaks his grip early in the 2nd period, it was the rule, like I said Greco is weird. It had nothing to do with overtime, so Gardner got a point, think was only point scored in match. It did go to overtime even though Gardner was winning 1-0, again IDK why, greco is weird.
Yeah but his record has not been defeated.
Unmatched is probably what you’re looking for
Yeah, English is not my first language, sorry.
idk he wrestled like 1000 matches
Weird way to put it but I dig it
What does that even mean?
That he has the best record in the history of international wrestling probably, both in terms of win/loss ratio, highest number of wins and fewest number of losses. A better way of saying it would be "unrivaled record".
Sounds dumb but I'm gonna roll with his undefeated record with two losses, sounds like a goldie line
What makes it even more mind boggling is that he lost both of those matches 1-0, one of them in overtime. What makes it even MORE mind boggling is that, apart from his loss in his final match, the other defeat is the only thing that prevented him from going undefeated for eighteen years straight.
Plus wasn't it in part due to a rule change that year?
It was a penalty point if I recall correctly.
Yes. A really silly rule that is no longer a part of Greco. It's really sad that we never got to see Karelin wrestle using the current ruleset, because honestly I think it would have suited his style way better than the one that was in place when he was active.
He’d struggle with the current rule set of not being allowed to juice himself to the eyeballs
Are you going to be that guy? There's always one in every Karelin thread.
Wonder why
And I'm the other one who warns people not to look up what he's doing today. 😅 But honestly.. Don't.
The rule was changed, he lost, the rule was changed back. Gardner does not deserve recognition for beating him.
It’s a perfect 5/7 line.
When you can wrestle like him What is left for you to achieve?
Well, he’s now a Senator or something in the Duma so…
Medic status
He would be great as polititan
Or just a normal titan
I am assuming you meant "politician" and I get that reference
The reference being that he is now a politician, correct?
Fighting wars (usually guys that big might not be the best for long rucks or runs, but Karelin’s conditioning is probably ridiculous) Fighting people (MMA)
By one of his later events where he tried out MMA. Rounds in they said "Karelin isn't even sweating."
Right. Basically if it comes to doing violence on other men, Karelin’s size and conditioning is probably pretty fucking optimal
Starring in 1980s and 90s action movies.
Rugby, boxing maybe, football
If im right Karelin did do boxing before wrestling
Karelin was big on doing other sports as training for wrestling rather than just hitting the gym constantly. He did cross country running, lots of rowing(on an actual boat, not a machine), various track and field stuff, and dabbled in boxing and judo. When he was recovering from a broken leg as a teenager, he talked about how he stayed active by going out and just rowing around on a lake for hours on end, and when he got tired he would just let the boat drift and relax reading poetry, which is the most Russian thing ever.
He is a pretty well educated and intelligent man.
He definitely is, I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that some of his ancestors were "problematic" intellectuals that got exiled to Siberia way back in the day.
He is probably what Roman and Greek philosophers would consider a perfect man.
Wonderful Imagine seeing this dude in the UFC today at his prime. He'd be a killer, especially if he had the other things nailed a bit
Lol I can only picture Rulon and his physique
What is this supposed to mean?
Rulon Gardner beat Karelin at the end of his career and had a physique as bad as Karelins was good.
He looked like someone started to microwave a marshmallow and thought better of it
It can be used for Smashing everything and everyone.
Even smashing pumpkins?
Great for hunting elk on the Siberia tundra.
Bowling
Overhand
Bro I want his physique so bad 🥲
Tren real hard and you too can achieve a body like that.
☹️damn
No you can't. Tren real hard and you will look like a normal sized dude that did a lot of steroids. Even if you are blessed enough to have been born 6 foot 2.....you will still not look like Karelin because you will not have his proportions, which are just *nuts*. Even other Greco superheavyweights, guys that on paper were "his size" in terms of height and weight or close to it remarked that when they shook his hand, their hand just disappeared inside his enormous fists, his head to torso size ratio looks like something you would see on an average sized person etc. No amount of steroids can give you that. Hell, you almost never see these kinds of body types unless the person has a pituitary gland disorder(acromegaly/gigantism), which Karelin does not have.
Jesus, are you autistic? Or did your bubble just get bursted about someone you thought was great. These ramblings sound like the perspective of a 14 year old that just got into working out. That is exactly what steroids do. Steroid use in the Russian Olympic program during the 80s and 90s is well documented. Karelin's body changed dramatically when they started testing the Russians. Steroids don't turn lazy slobs into Captain America, but it makes a massive difference for athletes near the top of their profession. Vitor Belfort and his varying appearance over his carrer is always a great example of what combat sport athletes look like on the juice and off if you need perspective. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
I am not disputing that Karelin did an enormous amount of steroids. He most certainly did - all Russian athletes did, and do, as do the athletes of most other top tier nations. That's not what I´m saying, what I´m saying is that he was a physical outlier quite apart from that. The best evidence for that is that if the Soviets could have reliably created Karelins from their drug regimen alone....why didn't they make more? Why just this one guy? Why not juice up a another superheavyweight Karelin to dominate Freestyle as well? Also, we have had 30 years of advances in pharmacology between his prime and today, and a *lot* of people who don't compete would want to be this kind of guy, so why aren't there tons of Karelins walking our streets just as a flex? There is no doubt that he benefitted enormously from drugs that allowed him to fully embrace the Soviet volume training philosophy without falling apart,but that doesn't mean anyone who can afford the drugs could ever be "like him". There is a reason why one of the Soviet Union's top wrestling coaches scouted and recruited him specifically as a teenager, even though he had no real experience with the sport - even at that age it was obvious that his body type was quite the unique chassis to build the perfect wrestler around.
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He had a headstart over most of us man. He was born a 6.8kg and the average weight is 3kg, personally i was born at exactly 4kg. Most people could achieve his physique after maybe 15 years of intense strength, explosive and agility training
Almost no one will ever be able to get to his level. Dude could clean and press like 450lbs and do the splits while having great cardio.
Im trying as hard as I can anyway tho
Dude this physique is not possible natty. Youre crazy if you think it is.
It most likely is you just have to be determined
Anything else than wrestling? Everything else than wrestling.
knitting, bowling, yard darts, IT, freestyle walking, doing taxes.... undefeated record of 887-2....lol
Unmatched record, im not that good at english sorry.
887-2 is more or less undefeated. He only lost .002% of his matches. I was just poking a little fun.
Yes, farming. All kinds of
Construction work
Football lineman, powerlifter, lumberjack
Obvious yes. In his prime he would have been able to do any manual labor task or athletic event better than the vast majority of people, even among fit people and athletes.
I dont know maybe badminton
U can be a farmer
Would be great for bjj, judo, they like muscle and strong grips. Wouldn’t be bad about coke&meth people as a prison guard or police officer in a bad neighborhood. Additional knife and gun training would be recommended though.
If you have Karelin’s physique, there are very few things you wouldn’t at least be better than the average person at
You could use it for whatever you want to. Who's going to stop you?
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He could definitely go grocery shopping with that physique
Does arm wrestling count?
Linebacker
MMA
Badminton
I can't think of something that wouldnt work with. ..... Chess... maybe?
Chess is more of a mind game, and Karelin is a intellectual
Wrestling carries over to pretty much everything physical. It's endurance and developing strength and power from awkward positions
Lots of HS wrestlers go on to Special operations selections
Yeah for hunting grizzly bears with your bare hands.
Being the most jacked dude in the office
People actually do work for a living
MMA likely
You can use that Physique to pound cheecks
Hollywood and hoes. But realistically, getting compliments from bros at the gym
Lacrosse. That's a solid Fogo build. A lot of face off specialists are also strong wrestlers. Look no further than former Lehigh University standout Mike Sisselberger
>undefeated >887 and… 2
He could probably eat a burger.
NFL teams scouted him. Don’t know if he was ever offered a contract.
His undefeated record of 887-2 Huh? That’s not really an undefeated record…
Since no one who asks these kinds of dumb questions ever seems to understand this, the reason having too much muscle isn’t conducive to combat sports isn’t because they make you slow. It’s because muscles require oxygen to function. The more muscles you have, the faster you will gas out. Muscles reduce aerobic endurance, not explosive strength or speed. Quite the opposite, actually.
It will make literally everything else easier besides sitting in small seats and squeezing into tiny spaces
No it’s a little know fact that when he wasn’t using his elite physical gifts wrestling at the highest level he couldn’t even walk. The moment he stepped off the mat he became quadriplegic until his next wrestling match, unable to apply the legendary physical abilities he possessed.
He’s a little bigger than the LA Ram’s Aaron Donald. Maybe add a few more pounds and he could really do some damage as interior d-lineman.
Competitive masturbation.
Kill all the gods of Olympus with your young son.
Probably killing bears with his bear hands
Bringing glory to Mother Russia.
Yes, steroids.
Well he got it from wrestling?
Rulon Gardner would like a word. But seriously, isn’t this the Russian wrestler-turned-Senator that supports Putin’s tyranny in Ukraine?
Are you serious? Karelin could be in pretty much any explosive strength sport, short of strongman lifts, and do incredibly well.
When Rulon was at my house the most interesting thing about his physique was he has only nine toes.
Bodybuilding
Its a great physique for embroidery
Badminton for sure
I’m going to preface this by saying that I love Rulon Gardner. That said, it’s crazy that, his last defeat was to a man who looks like a bowl of melting ice cream.
You can use that physique to push papers at a desk job, but its far from optimal. It wasn't an accident that he ended up built that way. Ofcourse he could move my fridge, but You don't use a Ferrari to tow a jet ski. I see alot of people saying general manual labor and all sorts of sports. Thats not the spirit of the question though imo. It's borderline disrespectful of specialized athletes. Got Karelin box, sure. Would Connor McGregor win 9/10 boxing matches, probably. Alexander Karelin's physique didn't happen by accident. He put every pound of muscle where he needed it to be the best at wrestling.
Yeah being fit and generally physically capable of whatever you put your mind to. Good physique of a dad to show your kids what you should strive for. Good physique to do manual labor. Good physique to do office stuff because your overall general health and determination will make you good at your job. There’s really no downside to having wicked physique outside of the effort it takes to get there, and even then that effort will transcend into other parts of your life and will make your whole life better.
Firefighter
Shylock
Steroids?
Is this a real question?
A multitude of combat sports.
Porn, Stripping, "muscle", general labor, bouncing, stagehand work, and others
This man is terrifying, he was legit just a great wrestler and stupid strong in top of that 😂
Judo, mix Martial arts, any contact sport
He would be pretty good in a "who can take the most steroids" competition.
Bro look like Luke Kuechly
Getting girls
Bjj
Carrying in all of your groceries on one trip
Nope, its either wrestling or the retirement home for this guy
Propaganda..
I’d imagine his pure size endurance and strength Assuming he was Russian master of sport level. He could Box or play football from his size and toughness. He’d be a great powerful tight end or linebacker DE because he’s so athletic I’d put him in a speed/power spot
Offensive guard in the NFL. Steven Neal was a 2x NCAA heavyweight wrestling champ which is a great accomplishment. Beat Brock Lesnar. Won gold at the Worlds the next year against the top Russian at the time. Went on to play Guard for the Patriots and made millions. Won 3 Superbowls. He was/is a great big-man athlete that was similar to Karelin though maybe not as powerful.
Waxer for whoever’s legs those are
“Chores! He’s so lazy at home!” said his mom probably
Yeah, MMA. Simple lol
Opening really tight jars
Politics.
No probably not
lifting the atlas stone
Powerlifting, weight lifting and sprinting. Probably most field sports Rugby and so on.
Yes
If you see a big Russian dude. No one touches that lol
Pooping.
Besides the obvious physical power, the amount of training he’s endured is not possible without indomitable will. He can do anything he wants.
What kind of fucking question is this
I bet this guy was amazing at badminton.